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rootbound meaning and definition
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Definition of rootbound (adjective)
- (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots
- synonyms: potbound
- having the roots matted or densely tangled
- "shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner
Source: Princeton University Wordnet